Accomplished teacher leaders tell stories of how policy decisions impact learning and teaching in their classrooms in order to spark constructive dialogue across the education community.
I serve as Elementary Team Lead and facilitate our team meetings. It comes as no surprise that teachers cannot teach what they do not know. Therefore I do my best to ensure our Professional Learning Community Meetings (PLCs) provide opportunities
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It happened. We waited for two years. We rescheduled, waited, and watched. Then we did that some more. A few months turned into a year, then two years. Then it finally happened. We celebrated. One of my favorite events is
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These were my choices: Check here if you accept your contract for the 22-23 school year_________ Check here if you DO NOT accept your contract for the 22-23 school year _______ This time I checked that I did not accept
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Twice a year I get invited to present to a classroom full of future educators. I get to visit during their high school teacher week; a panel of history, CTE, language, special education teachers, and me. In a college class
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I hate the phrase learning loss and I refuse to use it. I don’t believe students “lost” learning or their ability to learn. What I do believe is that two years of learning during a pandemic has created a situation
Read MoreAlways read the fine print: 1. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. 2. We believe marriage is ordained by God, and joins one man and one woman in a single union. These
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Has it already been two years? Some people read that with a different tone. Some people read that with the feeling of, “Wow has it been that long already?” Others read it with a feeling of, “I can’t believe this
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Dear New Teacher, I am sure you have heard many teachers in your college classes, your mentor teacher, or even friends of yours who may have graduated college before you talk about how difficult the first year of teaching is.
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“The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.” Euclid, in Euclid’s Elements. “We have established as the limit of this art [mathematics] its usefulness in measuring and counting.” Cicero, as quoted by Leonard Mlodinow. “The powerful thinkers
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While reading about Dr. Maria Montessori’s life, I became curious about her relationship with America. Her initial interactions with the presidential elite suggested that she was poised to provide the blueprint for the American education system. Then, it fizzled out.
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